Norway declares neutrality when world war II breaks out.
Sweden delivers 85% of the iron ore used by the German weapons industry.
The ore is transported by train across the border and shipped out from Narvik.
Stopping the ore transportation is considered
by Great Britain to be of the utmost importance.
On April 8 1940, the British marine force mined Norwegian waters.
A troop of Norwegian soldiers are transferred to Narvik
as neutrality guards the same day.
Unaware of the fact that Norway's neutrality has already been breached.
…there is peace and security,
uh, in our harbor. And--
Excuse me.
so that the ore makes it safely to its destination.
Well,
your Mayor thinks too highly of me.
Let me refill your drink.
To Narvik!
Withdraw! Or we will shoot!
That is not going to happen!
So many dead. Was that really necessary?
We warned the ships.
They refused to surrender.
We have control over every town in Norway. You don't stand a chance.
I thought that you had accepted an agreement.
Or did I misunderstand?
That one too! Put him with the others!
Down! Down! To the reception desk!
-Keep moving! -Get out!
Come on, hurry!
This way.
-Get down, down! -Stop!
Give me the Englishman's keys!
Come on, hurry up!
Down, down! To the reception desk.
One second! I need this young lady. As a translator.
Mrs. Tofte, could you help us?
We urgently need the key to room 503.
I'm sorry, there is only one key for each room.
Yes. And one that fits everywhere. The-- The master key.
The key! Now!
No, no. We come here as friends.
To protect Norway from the English.
So please be careful with your weapon.
I understand.
You do? Good.
But my husband is a soldier.
Oh. Down at the harbor?
No.
The Norwegian Army has laid down their arms.
That means he's safe.
Thank you.
Walter, you're coming with me.
Alright, we-- we'd like to take over all the rooms.
The guests who need to move out will be compensated, of course.
One, two.
That should be enough for now.
And you will get a pay raise.
No. No, thanks. That's not necessary.
Of course it is.
I need someone who appreciates the value of cooperation and who speaks German.
Excuse me.
Halt! Stop there!
What is going on, soldier?
You're not allowed to leave town.
Why?
You have to turn around and go back to the barracks.
You are not allowed to march here.
Yes, we march.
Let them through?
I'm ready. Should I shoot?
Open the door at once!
Open up!
Hello?
Open the door right now!
We know you're in there!
There you go. Did you not here us?
Move.
Good morning.
Morning.
Please follow me. The coffee is ready.
Milk or sugar?
Milk, please.
For me too.
Soldiers!
-Come. -Everyone gather for an…
The ferry is closed. Go back home.
So now we're just standing here gawking like idiots.
What's happening?
The ferry is closed for civilians.
No one is allowed to leave the town.
DANGER EXPLOSIVES
Go, go!
Across the bridge! Go! Move it! Get over the bridge!
After them!
Are you alone?
Yes, we're alone.
Come with us.
You miserable saboteurs. You'll regret this.
Move along!
Damn Norwegian pig. You'll pay for that.
What's happening to them?
They're prisoners of war.
They'll get their punishment. They blew up the bridge.
Stop gawking.
What are you gawking at? Eyes forward.
Keep going, please.
Stay right here. Understood?
-Yes. -Mrs. Tofte?
Consul Wussow wants to see you.
Mrs. Tofte, thank you for coming.
We're having trouble with the Mayor.
We need to evacuate.
-Evacuate? -Yes.
We are here to protect you.
Oh, to protect us? But many Norwegians are dead!
Your men had the opportunity to surrender and they chose not to.
Mr. Mayor, let's start from the top again.
You tried to send a telegraph,
what did you want to achieve by it?
He wanted to warn the British.
Warn them.
About what?
That the town is full of civilians.
Which Englishman did he talk to?
None.
We have a long tunnel
that the Mayor wants to use as an air-raid shelter.
The English aren't coming.
Then why do you want to protect us?
The English won't come because we are here.
For the good of your people, we should cooperate.
Oh, cooperate? Our neutrality has been violated!
I'm not done with you yet.
We need the Mayor to keep the town running. May I try again?
One more thing.
He's temperamental, but can be reasoned with.
Get the man under control. We need 50 skilled workers.
See to it.
Everything okay?
My husband was captured on the Nordal Bridge.
I… I fear for his life.
You have the wrong idea about us, Mrs. Tofte. We aren't like that.
But he was one of those who blew up the bridge.
I see.
I will ask General Dietl about it.
Thank you. Would you do that?
Of course.
I will emphasize how important your work is to us.
His name is Gunnar Tofte.
Okay.
Thanks.
Good morning, General Dietl. Your car is ready.
Drive me down to the pier, I'm meeting with Admiral Bontar.
Yes, sir. The attaché is here already.
General.
Put it over here.
But when it has been restored and the trains are running again,
we're faced with the next problem, the harbor needs to be operational.
The mines need to be operational, the line has to be operational.
There are volunteers.
Yes.
See to it, use all your channels.
People have to know that everything will keep going like before.
Everything will keep going as usual. People should go to work.
Nothing has changed, everything goes on as normal.
Thank you.
English warships are in the fjord! They're attacking, General.
I thought the German fleet had everything under control?
Why weren't we warned?
All men to the dock!
All together! All together! Now go!
Faster! Faster! Faster! Faster!
A little. Yes, like that.
He's got severe burns, so clean the wounds please, apply some ointment and bandages.
And it's the same for him. Could your colleague take care of it?
It's mainly up here.
I've got cars to take them to the military hospital.
Good. We'll take the most seriously injured ones first.
Okay.
I need all their names.
Mrs. Tofte, could the rest of them spend the night here?
Have you spoken to General Dietl?
No. I'm afraid he's not here.
When will he be back?
You need to be careful. The General is under a lot of pressure.
What does that mean?
It's the wrong time to tell him that your husband was there
when they blew up the bridge.
I understand.
Stop complaining.
Halt! You know there's a curfew?
I-I have to get home.
May I see your papers?
Yes.
Come on now.
Uh… one moment.
Everything's in order. Go on.
Direct hit!
Everyone out of the building! Put out the fire. Put out the fire!
Help!
Pray for you lives!
ROASME, 4 WEEKS LATER
The Germans have established an iron ring around Narvik.
French and Polish troops have disembarked to attack from the north and south.
First the Norwegians must neutralize the German positions in the mountains.
Don't fall behind!
Get him back up, damn it! We have to keep going!
Get up.
Get him up!
Pathetic Norwegians.
If you can't get him up…
…I'll shoot him.
Come on! Move!
Shut up.
-Thank you. -He already had some.
Here.
You know what we need?
Move it!
The French are everywhere already.
Grenade!
Alright!
Get ready to leave! Get the wounded!
The wounded to HQ! Get up, come on.
Faster! Go! Faster! This is taking too long!
-Where are we going? -Hurry up now!
Why is this taking so long? To your position! Go! Go!
Move it.
Go!
There! Yes, to the side. Further, further.
Go, go! To our positions!
Get the injured out, quickly!
Get out! Go!
Go, go, go! Hurry up! Go, faster!
-Fall back! -Come help me.
Get in position! Man the machine gun, go!
Shoot the…
Get up! Stop!
Stop right there!
It's okay, come on. Come on, guys. Let's go.
Let's run. Look out!
More, I need more!
Come on, Goddamn it. Come on--
Shit.
Here.
Let's go.
Machine gun!
To the left. To the right.
It's Pierre! It's Pierre!
It's okay, guys. It's okay. He's with us.
-Ah, thank you. -Who is he?
Well done. Pierre.
-Gunnar. -You're welcome.
Come on.
NARVIK, 1 WEEK LATER
Civilians are caught in the crossfire
between German positions and British ships.
My superiors want to ration the food further.
The people are starving. We need food.
I know. It's only until they find the British Consul.
Those who are helping the English now are putting everyone else in danger.
Do you understand?
Consul Wussow, I need to ask you to please follow me to the basement.
Yes.
They have lost their homes and their families.
He needs to understand that it's your people
who are suffering the most under the British air raids.
I don't know.
I can give you one more day,
then you have to tell us who it is that's providing the English with intelligence.
Otherwise you will be charged with high treason.
It's dangerous outside.
You should stay the night here at the hotel.
I have to go to my son.
For his sake, you should think of your own safety.
He has nightmares because of the bombs.
I see. I only have nightmares during the day.
Mm. And the days keep getting longer.
A few more weeks and there will be no more nights.
I'm sorry, consul, she insisted.
Get the doctor.
-Mrs. Tofte. What happened? -Right away, please.
His wound's got badly infected.
We have countless seriously injured soldiers.
And the doctor is under orders to take care of them first. I am sorry.
But I work for you.
I know.
He is all I have. Please!
But you don't understand.
I can't go over the heads of the commanders. It is a military issue.
I know where the consul is.
Pardon?
I know where the Englishmen are.
-That's enough. -It can't wait.
You have to do it carefully.
Look. Two millimeters to the right
and it would have hit his lung.
Small blessings.
THE ROMBAKS FJORD, 2 WEEKS LATER
Norwegian and French soldiers have waited
for the go-ahead for the decisive battle of Narvik
Come on, guys! Let's follow him! Let's go, follow him!
We're going to help him. Follow me!
French?
Everything alright?
Everything under control?
Say something?
Shoot them dead!
Come on, guys! We're going up!
Commander! Commander!
Here, you got that?
What about this one?
Burn it. Here's more.
Go in and get the one from the stairs.
So you're doing better?
That's nice to see.
Thank you.
I should thank you.
You were a great help to me and to Narvik.
Are you leaving?
Sadly.
Would you consider accompanying me to Berlin?
I am not one of you.
But you'll all soon be a part of us.
The world is changing right now. And very quickly.
Hitler is victorious everywhere.
But not here.
There will be brutal German air raids on Narvik.
I don't want you to be here all alone when this happens.
Alone? I'm not alone.
Mrs. Tofte… your husband's name is Gunnar Tofte, correct?
Yes.
His name has been removed from our lists.
Removed? What does that mean?
I'm afraid that's bad news. I am sorry.
May I see the list?
I just didn't know how to tell you.
Your son was so ill at the time.
Mm-hm.
♪ It's a long way to southern Norway ♪
♪ It's a long way to go ♪
♪ We shall win ♪
♪ We shall prevail When we all together go ♪
♪ The weapons, hear them calling ♪
♪ We will chase the Germans home ♪
♪ It's a far, far way to southern Norway ♪
♪ But we'll leave right away ♪
And now the Frenchmen!
The town is yours now.
Here's to you! Cheers!
Is that his wife? She's beautiful.
Go back home.
Your city is yours now.
NARVIK, 28. MAY 1940
Local fishing boats succeeded in evacuating the remaining civilians
before German bombers left the city in ruins.
The recapture of Narvik is considered Hitler's first defeat in world war II.
But the victory was brief.
Without informing Norway, Great Britain and France ordered a full withdrawal.
Norwegian forces were left alone and forced to lay down their weapons
on June 8th 1940.
The battle of Narvik is the largest battle on Norwegian soil.
Subtitle translation by: Anu Akiyode